Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams

1973-04-05 Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA 84 Credits

Biography

Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer and entrepreneur. With close friend Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo The Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he has produced songs for various recording artists. He has won 13 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (one as a member of The Neptunes). He is also a two-time Academy Award nominee: in 2014 for Best Origi...

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Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

2025

as Self

8.8
Acting

Conversations with collaborators and friends, alongside special live performances from Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena and beyond, from the dunes of the Arabi...

Piece by Piece

Piece by Piece

2024

as Pharrell Williams (voice)

7.4
Acting

A unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens o...

Piece by Piece

Piece by Piece

2024

Producer, Songs

7.4
Producing

A unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens o...

All Day I Dream About Sport

All Day I Dream About Sport

2024

Director, Music Producer, Producer

7.5
Directing Producing

Set in Dakar, Senegal, ‘All Day I Dream About Sport’ celebrates West African culture, sports and human connection

Saint-Denis le pré-show

Saint-Denis le pré-show

2024

Acting
Despicable Me 4

Despicable Me 4

2024

Songs

7.0

Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru also fac...

Le Gala des pièces jaunes 2024 : Le Concert événement

Le Gala des pièces jaunes 2024 : Le Concert événement

2024

as Self

Acting
Movie Themes at the BBC

Movie Themes at the BBC

2023

as Self

8.0
Acting

A selection of some of the best BBC moments and classic archive performances from those singers and bands who cracked Hollywood as well as the pop cha...

Le gala des pièces jaunes 2023 : Le concert événement

Le gala des pièces jaunes 2023 : Le concert événement

2023

as Self

Acting
Sing 2

Sing 2

2021

as Alfonso (voice)

7.8
Acting

Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connecti...

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

as Self

7.0
Acting

Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors inductees: Tina Turner, Carol...

A Man Named Scott

A Man Named Scott

2021

as Self

7.6
Acting

In 2009, Scott Mescudi aka Kid Cudi released his debut LP, Man on the Moon: The End of Day. A genre-bending album that broke barriers by featuring son...

Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl

Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl

2021

as Self (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

Gwen Stefani continues to reinvent herself and create incredible and infectious pop music year after year. Only the future knows what the next chart t...

North Hollywood

North Hollywood

2021

Producer

5.5
Producing

A kid must decide between choosing the future his father wants and following his dream of becoming a pro skater.

Woman in Motion

Woman in Motion

2021

as Self

6.8
Acting

Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing a...

Ezinma

2021

as Self

Acting

Ezinma be follows a violinist who is revolutionizing the world of classical music. The titular character takes her rigorous classical training and tra...

Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels

Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels

2020

as Self

9.3
Acting

Celebrate your right to vote with Run The Jewels' first performance of RTJ4.

Colette, Mon Amour

Colette, Mon Amour

2020

as Self

10.0
Acting

2017. Rue Saint Honoré, Paris. Colette, the concept store that has revolutionized trends and pop culture for 20 years, is closing. At the peak of its ...

Black Is King

Black Is King

2020

7.3
Acting

This visual album from Beyoncé reimagines the lessons of "The Lion King" (2019) for today's young kings and queens in search of their own crowns.

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

2020

as Self

8.6
Acting

Artists, athletes, musicians, commencement speakers, influencers, and cultural icons will show their support for the High School Class of 2020.

One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

2020

as Self

7.0
Acting

A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise...

Hydration

2020

as Self

Acting

Taking audiences backstage and behind the scenes of Pharrell's ground-breaking Something in the Water festival, using music to bring together his divi...

Hydration

2020

Producer

Producing

Taking audiences backstage and behind the scenes of Pharrell's ground-breaking Something in the Water festival, using music to bring together his divi...

500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)

500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)

2020

as Self (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

Additional/cut footage from the leaked Kanye West documentary titled "500 Days in UCLA", directed by Nico Ballesteros. Includes a lengthy "presidentia...

Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift

Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift

2019

as Self

7.8
Acting

Beyoncé takes viewers on a journey through Africa with an hour-long documentary special, an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album...

The Price of Protest

The Price of Protest

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem, protesting police brutality against b...

The Apollo

The Apollo

2019

as Self

6.5
Acting

The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

2019

as Self

8.1
Acting

This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.

The Grinch

The Grinch

2018

as Narrator (voice)

6.9
Acting

The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration.

Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

2017

as Self

Acting

A Concert for Charlottesville was a benefit concert held on September 24, 2017, organized by the Dave Matthews Band to raise funds for the victims kil...

Despicable Me 3

Despicable Me 3

2017

Songs

6.5

Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.

Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons

2017

as Self

6.8
Acting

Jeff Koons is a MOCA commissioned mini-documentary on the career of artist Jeff Koons, directed by Oscar Boyson.

One Love Manchester

One Love Manchester

2017

as Self

8.5
Acting

Live coverage of the concert set up by Ariana Grande at Old Trafford cricket ground to benefit those affected by the May 2017 Manchester bomb attack. ...

Cherry Bomb: The Documentary

Cherry Bomb: The Documentary

2017

as Self

7.6
Acting

Illegal Civ Cinema made a documentary about the making of Tyler's latest album, Cherry Bomb.

Roxanne Roxanne

Roxanne Roxanne

2017

Producer

6.0
Producing

The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne S...

Skepta: Greatness Only

Skepta: Greatness Only

2016

10.0
Acting

Written and produced by his sister Julie Adenuga, the film chronicles the grime MC’s life during the run-up to his massive show at London’s Alexandra ...

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

2016

Producer, Original Music Composer

8.1
Producing

The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brain...

North Sea Jazz Highlights

North Sea Jazz Highlights

2016

as Self - Cantante

7.0
Acting
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016

as Pharrell Williams

6.6
Acting

When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collap...

Pharrell Williams: Happy Go Lucky

Pharrell Williams: Happy Go Lucky

2016

Acting

From Snoop Dog To Britney Spears, Pharrell Williams has worked alongside and produced songs for some of the hottest stars in the music industry. Havin...

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

2016

as Self

7.0
Acting

Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.

Fresh Dressed

Fresh Dressed

2015

as Self

6.4
Acting

The history of Hip-Hop / Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, a...

Daft Punk Unchained

Daft Punk Unchained

2015

as Self

7.2
Acting

Daft Punk Unchained is the first film about the pop culture phenomenon that is Daft Punk, the duo with 12 million albums sold worldwide and seven Gram...

Dope

Dope

2015

Executive Producer

7.1
Producing

Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A ch...

Entourage

Entourage

2015

as Pharrell Williams

6.2
Acting

Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold....

Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2

2015

as The Voice Judge

6.8
Acting

The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, ...

Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker

Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker

2015

as Self

6.7
Acting

King of disco in the 70s with the band Chic, producer of Bowie, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and many others... Nile Rodgers is ...

Les Bosquets

Les Bosquets

2015

Executive Producer, Original Music Composer

8.0
Producing

Art and social uproar interweave in this film based on the ballet Les Bosquets of New York City Ballet, inspired by the 2005 French suburb riots. A co...

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute

2015

as Self

8.0
Acting

"Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life — An All-Star GRAMMY Salute" will feature some of today's top artists covering songs by the legendary GRAMMY ...

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

2015

Songs

6.1

Burger Beard is a pirate who is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, which happens to be ...

Reincarnation

Reincarnation

2014

as Bellman

Acting

“Reincarnation” is the new short film created and directed by Karl Lagerfeld to accompany the CHANEL Paris-Salzburg 2014/15 Métiers d'art collection s...

Reincarnation

Reincarnation

2014

Music, Songs

“Reincarnation” is the new short film created and directed by Karl Lagerfeld to accompany the CHANEL Paris-Salzburg 2014/15 Métiers d'art collection s...

Pharrell Williams: iTunes Festival

Pharrell Williams: iTunes Festival

2014

as Himself

4.2
Acting

Pharrell Williams - Live at iTunes Festival 2014

Beyoncé

Beyoncé

2014

as Self

9.1
Acting

Developed as a "visual album", Beyoncé's songs are accompanied by non-linear short films that illustrate the musical concepts conceived during product...

Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo

2014

as self

Acting

Pharrell performs for the "American Express Unstaged" music series, directed by Spike Lee, live streamed from The Apollo Theatre.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

2014

Original Music Composer

6.5

For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school grad...

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

2014

as Self

7.0
Acting

Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions t...

Wolf: The Documentary

Wolf: The Documentary

2014

as Himself

Acting

Footage of Tyler making "Wolf" never before seen extras. Filmed & Edited by Mikey Alfred.

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

2014

as Self

7.1
Acting

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, this magnificent star-studded tribute salutes the Fab...

24 Hours of Happy

24 Hours of Happy

2013

as self

9.0
Acting

Music video for Pharrell Williams' "Happy," performed continuously by the people of Los Angeles, California, over 24 hours.

Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2

2013

Songs

6.9

Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.

Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call

2011

as Self

5.2
Acting

Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z in concert with star guests from Madison Sqaure Garden, New York City on the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. F...

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

2011

as Self

7.2
Acting

Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as 'A Tribe Called...

Despicable Me

Despicable Me

2010

Original Music Composer, Songs

7.3

Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sk...

Get Him to the Greek

Get Him to the Greek

2010

as Self

6.0
Acting

Pinnacle records has the perfect plan to get their sinking company back on track: a comeback concert in LA featuring Aldous Snow, a fading rockstar wh...

Where Is the Money George?

Where Is the Money George?

2010

as A cop

6.3
Acting

Limelight

2009

Consulting Producer

Producing
Concert for Diana

Concert for Diana

2007

as Self

7.6
Acting

Live broadcast of the concert at Wembley Stadium in London on July 1st 2007 to commemorate the life of Princess Diana on what would have been her 46th...

Team Ice Cream Vol. 1

Team Ice Cream Vol. 1

2006

as Himself

Acting

Experience the adventures of the Ice Cream Skate Team. This multi-media collage documents the lives of five skaters as they travel the globe from Toky...

Team Ice Cream Vol. 1

Team Ice Cream Vol. 1

2006

Executive Producer

Producing

Experience the adventures of the Ice Cream Skate Team. This multi-media collage documents the lives of five skaters as they travel the globe from Toky...

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

2005

as Self (segment "Through the Wire")

1.0
Acting

A collection of music videos and behind the scenes footage released to promote Kanye West's upcoming debut album, College Dropout. The compilation fea...

Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative

Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative

2004

as Self

6.9
Acting

One of the biggest pop stars in the world, Britney Spears released this collection of 20 music videos to coincide with the unveiling of her greatest-h...

The Ecology of Love

The Ecology of Love

2004

as Andre

Acting

A stylish romance centering on a brokenhearted urbanite who, only after breaking down and getting stranded in the desert, unearths the resources to wo...

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

2004

as Self

4.7
Acting

The film documents the development of hip hop culture since its inception in the 1970s. With interviews from various figures in the community such as ...

Maxim: Hot Clips 2

Maxim: Hot Clips 2

2004

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

Collection of video clips including songs by Snoop Dogg, Goldfrapp, Beyoncé and Foxy Brown.

SMACK: Platinum Edition

SMACK: Platinum Edition

2004

as Self

Acting

S.M.A.C.K. Volume 1 represents the streets, music, arts, culture and knowledge of the hip-hop generation. S.M.A.C.K. takes a deeper look into the live...

Michael Jackson: The One

Michael Jackson: The One

2004

as Self

8.0
Acting

Documentary containing interviews with performers discussing the influence that Michael Jackson had on their career, combined with clips from Jackson'...

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

2003

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
Acting

Pop king Michael Jackson solidifies his title with this release of fifteen past number one hits. Songs include "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," "Thri...

The Neptunes: The Eighth Planet

The Neptunes: The Eighth Planet

2003

as Himself

Acting

A documentary on the studio sessions for The Neptunes' chart topping 2003 album, The Neptunes Present... Clones. Originally bundled as a bonus DVD in ...

Dude...We're Going to Rio

Dude...We're Going to Rio

2003

as Pharrell

10.0
Acting

Pharrell Williams is in L.A and he sees a travel poster for Brazil, he falls in love with the woman on the poster and travels to Rio de Janeiro to fin...

Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged

2001

as Self

6.2
Acting

H to the Izzo, V to the Izza. That's right, "H.O.V.A." is descending onto the Unplugged scene, and things will never be the same. Get ready for an exp...

Beat Makerz - The Documentary

N/A

as Pharrel Williams

Acting

Untitled Juneteenth Project

N/A

Producer

Producing

Golden

N/A

Producer

Producing